920  
FZPN26 KWBC 201530  
OFFPZ6  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST  
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
CALIFORNIA WATERS-  
INNER WATERS FROM 60 NM TO 150 NM OFFSHORE.  
OUTER WATERS FROM 150 NM TO 250 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE  
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE  
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
PZZ899-210315-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS  
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COASTAL TROUGH REDEVELOPS ALONG  
THE CENTRAL AND S CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT INTO FRI. THE TROUGH  
WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS ANOTHER COLD  
FRONT MOVES OVER NORTHERN WATERS WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRESSURE  
WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND S WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT  
WHILE DRIFTING E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N AND  
CENTRAL WATERS SUN NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN MON INTO MON  
NIGHT.  
 

 
 
PZZ820-210315-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 11 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING S. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN.    
SAT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ920-210315-  
POINT ST. GEORGE TO POINT ARENA BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
..GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE MON
 
 
   
TODAY
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. CHANCE OF  
RAIN.    
SAT
 
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
19 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ825-210315-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ925-210315-  
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SAT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.    
MON
 
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 11 TO 18 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ830-210315-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 150 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO SW. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
W TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ930-210315-  
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM  
OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
MON
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ835-210315-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM AND  
150 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ935-210315-  
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 150 NM  
AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ840-210315-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA BETWEEN 60 NM  
AND 150 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ940-210315-  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CA TO 120W BETWEEN 150 NM AND 250 NM OFFSHORE-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
PZZ945-210315-  
SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA TO 30N FROM 60 NM OFFSHORE WEST TO 120W-  
730 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025  
   
TODAY
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 9 FT.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT.    
SAT
 
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
7 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.  
 

 
 
.FORECASTER POCHE. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab HPC Page Main Text Page